Can a Mediterranean Diet Pattern Slow Aging?

First health, now aging:

https://scitechdaily.com/can-a-mediterranean-diet-pattern-slow-aging/

Why the Next Person Hit by a Driverless Car Might Not Be Able to Sue

The interesting driverless car testing dilemma:

http://time.com/5221393/uber-autonomous-vehicle-death-settlement/

Stunning drops in solar, wind costs mean economic case for coal, gas is ‘crumbling’

It looks like we're on the cusp of abandoning coal and gas for good:

https://thinkprogress.org/solar-wind-power-prices-are-beating-natural-gas-c9912054400c/

The brain learns completely differently than we’ve assumed, new learning theory says

http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-brain-learns-completely-differently-than-weve-assumed-new-learning-theory-says

The Alt Rocket Tech That May One Day Take Humans to Mars

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/28/the-alt-rocket-tech-that-will-one-day-take-humans-to-mars/

Europe’s AI delusion

Europe may be ignoring the threats and opportunities involved in A.I.:

https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-europes-ai-delusion/

Dragonfly-inspired nano coating kills bacteria upon contact

A mechanical alternative to antibiotics:

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2018/3/28/dragonfly-inspired-nano-coating-kills-bacteria-upon-contact/

How Your Gut Controls Your Mind and What to Do About It

Interesting, although I'm skeptical of the test:

https://futurism.com/sponsored-viome-how-your-gut-controls-your-mind-and-what-to-do-about-it/

Nanotweezers Open the Door to New Innovations in Medicine, Mobile Tech

There would need to be a lot of these working in tandem to achieve advanced nanotech...but this looks like a promising path:

https://scitechdaily.com/nanotweezers-open-door-to-innovations-in-medicine-mobile-tech/

Recording data from one million neurons in real time

"“A considerable benefit of this architecture and data format is that it doesn’t require further translation, as the brain’s [spiking] signals are translated directly into bitcode,” making it available for computer processing and dramatically increasing the processing speed and database storage capacity."

http://www.kurzweilai.net/recording-data-from-one-million-neurons-in-real-time

IBM’s New Computer Is the Size of a Grain of Salt and Costs Less Than 10 Cents

"Despite its diminutive size, the company claims the computer has the same amount of power as an x86 chip from 1990."

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/26/ibms-new-computer-is-the-size-of-a-grain-of-salt-and-costs-less-than-10-cents/

“Game Changing” Antibiotic is Capable of Killing Superbugs

Another weapon needed as antibiotic resistance spreads:

https://scitechdaily.com/game-changing-antibiotic-is-capable-of-killing-superbugs/

Is there anything hackers can't hack? Now there is, thanks to a new way of coding.

This is becoming increasingly vital:

http://bigthink.com/videos/kathleen-fisher-how-coders-are-creating-software-thats-impossible-to-hack

New MIT Device Can Harvest Water From Desert Air

This invention may be coming just in time to allow the survival of hundreds of millions of people living in the increasing desertification caused by climate change:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-mit-device-can-harvest-water-from-desert-air/

Scientists Identify The Key Region of ‘Immortality and Aging’ Enzyme

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-identify-key-region-of-immortality-and-aging-enzyme/

How the Wild New Materials of the Future Will Be Discovered With AI

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/22/how-the-wild-new-materials-of-the-future-will-be-discovered-with-ai/#sm.0001p9abvhotbf0jwc02kzluw8213

The Meat Industry Has Some Serious Beef With Those 'Bleeding' Plant-Based Burgers

Of course "big meat" is upset:

http://time.com/5181524/impossible-burger-plant-based/

But the technology will only get better.

This is the moment when we decide that human lives matter more than cars

From here: https://www.curbed.com/transportation/2018/3/20/17142090/uber-fatal-crash-driverless-pedestrian-safety

"If an autonomous vehicle is not several magnitudes better than a human driver at detecting a pedestrian and preventing the loss of human life, it cannot be on the road."

I think this is exactly the wrong way to look at the problem. As soon as autonomous vehicles are simply BETTER than human drivers, they SHOULD be on the road.

Powerful New Algorithm Is a Big Step Towards Whole-Brain Simulation

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/21/powerful-new-algorithm-is-a-big-step-towards-whole-brain-simulation

$10 million XPRIZE Aims for Robot Avatars That Let You See, Hear, and Feel by 2021

Creating the ultimate waldo (remote manipulator):

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/19/robot-avatars-that-let-you-see-hear-and-feel-could-be-here-by-2021/

This Robot is Better at Basketball Than You

https://nerdist.com/this-robot-is-better-at-basketball-than-you/

Decline in World Fertility Rates Lowers Risks of Mass Starvation

Some good news for those who have been dreading overpopulation:

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-16/decline-in-world-fertility-rates-lowers-risks-of-mass-starvation

How Exercising Into Old Age Can Keep Your Immune System Young

How to keep your immune system at the peak it was in your 20s:

http://time.com/5193032/cycling-old-age-immune-system/

Self-Driving Uber Involved In Arizona Pedestrian Death

Damn. Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. But the few exceptions should prove the rule:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/self-driving-uber-involved-in-pedestrian-death-in-arizona_us_5aafeabbe4b0697dfe193348

Neuroscientists devise scheme for mind-uploading centuries in the future

The options start to emerge:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/neuroscientists-devise-scheme-for-mind-uploading-centuries-in-the-future

In Landmark Study, Human Stem Cells Restore Monkeys’ Movement After Spinal Cord Injury

If the reverse works, there will be a lot of unhappy monkeys:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/14/in-landmark-study-human-stem-cells-restore-monkeys-movement-after-spinal-cord-injury/

Scientists Create New Method of Fusion Energy, Without the Old Complications

There's one catch...

"The problem with hydrogen-boron fusion has been that it required temperatures 200 times hotter than the core of the Sun."

http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/new-technique-creates-fusion-by-powerful-lasers-with-no-radioactive-waste

What’s A Proton Battery? Three Things You Need To Know.

Sounds like more than just a potential game changer...but still 5-10 years out:

https://futurism.com/proton-battery/

If Energy Becomes Free in the Future, How Will That Affect Our Lives?

Nuclear power was supposed to make electricity too cheap to meter, and that didn’t work out, but solar and batteries could change that:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/11/if-energy-becomes-free-in-the-future-how-will-that-affect-our-lives/

Scientists Successfully Complete World-First Firing of Air-Breathing Electric Thruster

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-complete-world-first-firing-of-air-breathing-electric-thruster/

Female inventor creates 'Nanowood' — a material that could (really) save the planet

No, it's not nanotech, but it could be a game-changing construction material:

http://bigthink.com/articles/female-inventor-creates-nanowood-a-material-that-could-really-save-the-planet

Your Shopping Experience Is on the Verge of a Major Transformation. Here’s Why.

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/09/your-shopping-experience-is-on-the-verge-of-a-major-transformation-heres-why/

Nuclear fusion on brink of being realised, say MIT scientists

Here's to hoping so:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/09/nuclear-fusion-on-brink-of-being-realised-say-mit-scientists

Graphene Could Be the Superconductor Scientists Always Dreamed Of

Room temperature superconductors? Game changer:

https://futurism.com/graphene-superconductor-scientists-dreamed/

People Are Reportedly Attacking Driverless Cars in California

Ugh. Don't forget about the Luddites...

https://futurism.com/people-attacking-driverless-cars-california/

This Sensor Lets Scientists See Neuron-Level Brain Activity in Real Time

Sounds useful in the process to reverse-engineer the human brain:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/07/this-sensor-protein-shows-neuron-level-brain-activity-in-real-time/

A Brief History of Boston Dynamics’ Future-Forward (And Surreal) Robots

Enjoy watching the progression:

https://futurism.com/videos/a-brief-history-of-boston-dynamics-future-forward-and-surreal-robots/

Hyperloop and Flying Cars Are Battling It Out for the Future of Transportation

Without nanotech to drive the price of tunneling WAY down, I don't see the hyperloop as happening, but I can see flying cars for certain short hops as being worthwhile very soon. At least I would buy one as a quick way of getting down to the lake and back. :-)

https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/05/hyperloop-and-flying-cars-are-battling-it-out-for-the-future-of-transportation/

Is an Anti-Aging Pill on the Horizon?

Nad+ sounds promising...but it's not quite there yet. Some pros and cons:

http://time.com/5159879/is-an-anti-aging-pill-on-the-horizon/

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/534636/the-anti-aging-pill/

https://www.wired.com/2016/07/confused-elysiums-anti-aging-drug-yeah-fda/

How close are we to a hamburger grown in a lab?

I would have no hesitation eating clean meat:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/01/health/clean-in-vitro-meat-food/index.html

The largest coal-fired power plant in North America being demolished to make way for a solar farm

Nice to see:

https://www.facebook.com/CREDO/posts/10157225339545968

What If We Could Literally Rewrite the Human Genome?

A great breakdown TED Talk for how CRISPR works:

https://futurism.com/videos/what-if-we-could-literally-rewrite-the-human-genome/

Scientists Discover a High-Performance, Low-Cost Sodium-Ion Battery

And yet another potential game changer:

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-confirm-century-old-speculation-chemistry-high-performance-battery/

Nanostructure Increases Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion Efficiency by a Factor of Eleven

Another potential game changer:

https://scitechdaily.com/nanostructure-increases-solar-to-hydrogen-conversion-efficiency-by-a-factor-of-eleven/

Not Just Gene Editing—CRISPR Toolkit Expands With Trio of New Tricks

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/27/not-just-gene-editing-crispr-toolkit-expands-with-trio-of-new-tricks/

Low-cost EEG can now be used to reconstruct images of what you see

Getting closer to mind reading:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/low-cost-eeg-can-now-be-used-to-reconstruct-images-of-what-you-see

The Verdict Is In: AI Outperforms Human Lawyers in Reviewing Legal Documents

Another domino falls:

https://futurism.com/ai-contracts-lawyers-lawgeex/

Wind and Solar Power Could Generate Most But Not All of the Electricity in the USA

https://scitechdaily.com/wind-and-solar-power-could-generate-most-but-not-all-electricity-in-the-united-states/

Artificial Photosynthesis Is Solar Energy’s Forgotten Cousin—and It’s Making a Comeback

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/25/artificial-photosynthesis-is-solar-energys-forgotten-cousin-and-its-making-a-comeback/

Putting AI in Your Pocket: MIT Chip Cuts Neural Network Power Consumption by 95%

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/26/putting-ai-in-your-pocket-mit-chip-cuts-neural-network-power-consumption-by-95/

Cubic Crystal Layer Improves Lithium Ion Battery Efficiency

Yet another potential improvement. One of these days something has to break out:

https://scitechdaily.com/cubic-crystal-layer-improves-lithium-ion-battery-efficiency/

Silicon Valley Is Winning the Race to Build the First Driverless Cars

Imminent from one of them, I'd say!

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/23/silicon-valley-is-winning-the-race-to-build-the-first-driverless-cars/

Man-Made Whirlpool Can Power Homes Without Harming Wildlife

Very cool alternative...to those not living in drought-prone areas:

https://futurism.com/videos/whirlpool-electricity-power-wildlife/

Tech companies should stop pretending AI won’t destroy jobs

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610298/tech-companies-should-stop-pretending-ai-wont-destroy-jobs/?mc_cid=d2ce1380d7&mc_eid=c4215c6c8c

Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog to fight back against humans

"It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop...ever, until you are dead!"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/21/boston-dynamics-teaching-robot-dog-fight-back-humans

Cancer Vaccines May Overhaul Cancer Therapy in the Next Decade

VERY encouraging:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/21/cancer-vaccines-may-overhaul-cancer-therapy-in-the-next-decade/

Tesla's latest smart power grid experiment begins in Canada

Cool to see. It's been working very well for me:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-apos-latest-smart-power-220500916.html

New Sensor Reveals Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Safely Charge 5 Times Faster

Well this is a major battery advance that should be doable right now:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-sensor-reveals-lithium-ion-batteries-can-safely-charge-5-times-faster/

How Exercise May Help Protect Your Brain From Cognitive Decline and Dementia

If you want to live long enough to live forever, you gotta protect the brain:

http://time.com/5162477/exercise-risk-dementia/

The “Father of Artificial Intelligence” Says Singularity Is 30 Years Away

Several futurists predicting the technological singularity within a few decades:

https://futurism.com/father-artificial-intelligence-singularity-decades-away/

SunPower solar panels and Tesla Powerwall battery system information

For anyone thinking of getting a home solar system, here's an update you may find interesting and hopefully useful:

I live in Northern CA, and in 2017 I decided to go solar. I bought a 4.1kW system (twelve 345W panels) for $16.5K (actual cost about $11K after tax breaks). Any power I don't use is fed to the grid, and at the end of the year the amount of grid power I've used vs. the amount I've sent to the grid is calculated to determine whether I have to pay or whether I get paid something (it's best to put into the grid exactly as much power as you use, since the amount PG&E pays for any overproduction is paltry). Regardless, there is a $10 per month service charge just to remain connected to the grid.

Although the system works fine, there is no way to know how much power you're producing vs. using until the end of the year. Also, if the grid power ever suffers an outage during the day, the solar system ceases to function (apparently it needs SOME grid power to access the solar production...which is strange and annoying).

So I looked into getting a battery system. The Tesla Powerwall 2 had recently come onto the market, and although it's expensive (around $12K fully installed), here in CA it came with a huge tax break and a rebate, reducing the cost to less than $5K. I was one of the first few hundred people in CA to order a Powerwall.

The battery holds a 13.5 kWh charge. To put that into perspective, that's enough energy to power my home for around 30 hours of normal use.

So the way this works is you set the Tesla phone app to the percentage you always want to remain in reserve for power outages. I've set mine to 25%, since outages are extremely rare and never for more than a few hours (FYI, in case of an outage, the switch to battery power is almost instantaneous and without any interruption). The remaining 75% is more flexible, and is used to power my home whenever there is insufficient or no solar power generation.

During the shortest day of the year, the battery uses a maximum of about 60% of its charge to get me through the darkest hours. It only gets better than that every other day of the year, weather permitting. As long as the sky isn't covered with dark clouds during the day (thin cloud cover is okay), there's enough solar power generated to refill the battery. That keeps me 99% free of grid power, although I'm still connected to the grid (for $10/month) for the times when it's too cloudy for too long or if I need to put more of a drain on the system than the battery can handle (that includes, unfortunately, most air conditioning systems if they need to run when there's insufficient solar power generation). I also need a grid connection to feed excess power to the grid (which should pay for that monthly fee, although we'll see once air conditioning season hits).

So for about $16K, I have a solar and battery system that should pay for itself within a decade or so (although it's hard to say for sure yet, since I don't have a full year on the system to properly calculate the costs). Your costs may vary, but it may be worth looking into such a system.

Attached are some pictures of the Tesla app (which is unexpectedly addicting, since you can see which appliances are using the most electricity by watching the usage in almost real time). The first pic shows the percentage of power available in the Powerwall, as well as whether it's charging, discharging or standing by. The second pic shows the power flowing from the solar to the house and the battery. The third pic shows the power flowing from the solar to the house, with excess power feeding to the grid (because the battery is full). The fourth pic shows the battery discharging to power the house at night. And the fifth pic shows how you can monitor the daily power dynamics for solar, house, battery and grid.

FYI, a TV, receiver, DVR, fridge and a few lights use about 0.3 kW (it varies somewhat). A microwave or a treadmill can add around 1 kW. Oddly enough, a computer with a couple monitors, a space heater or a hair dryer add almost nothing. I don't think I've ever used more than about 2.5 kW at a time, and I average about 10 kWh per day (that'll go up during A/C season).

I hope you find this info useful.

Why the Rise of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Actually Increase Car Ownership

Yeah, I never really bought the idea that car ownership will drop off with autonomous cars. I would add to this list the fact that some people (myself included) don't enjoy sitting in a seat that thousands of others have sat in:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/14/why-the-rise-of-self-driving-vehicles-will-actually-increase-car-ownership/

We Read This 800-Page Report on the State of Longevity Research So You Don’t Have To

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/14/we-read-this-800-page-report-on-longevity-research-so-you-dont-have-to/

The cancer-fighting nanorobots that seek and destroy tumors

Not exactly the kind of droids we're looking for, but they evidently do the trick:

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2018/2/14/the-cancer-fighting-nanorobots-that-seek-and-destroy-tumors/

New Process Allows 3-D Printing of Nanoscale Metal Structures

It can't be that much farther before they're assembling individual molecules...and that's where the promise of nanotech begins:

https://nano-magazine.com/news/2018/2/12/new-process-allows-3-d-printing-of-nanoscale-metal-structures/

Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

Robots can be polite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyU3lKzoio

New therapy cures cancer with just one injection

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/new-therapy-cures-cancer-with-just-one-injection

How the United States Plans to Reclaim Its Supercomputer Dominance

I'm not sure the claims here add up, but...

https://futurism.com/how-united-states-plans-reclaim-supercomputer-dominance/

The 10 Grand Challenges Facing Robotics in the Next Decade

https://singularityhub.com/2018/02/06/the-10-grand-challenges-facing-robotics-in-the-next-decade/

For the First Time Ever, Scientists Found Alien Worlds in Another Galaxy

Truly a mind-boggling feat for a bunch of naked apes:

https://futurism.com/first-time-ever-scientists-found-alien-worlds-another-galaxy/

Texas A&M Chemists Develop Powerful New Type of Battery

Another potential battery game-changer:

https://scitechdaily.com/chemists-develop-powerful-new-type-of-battery/

Caltech Discovery Moves Solar Fuel Production Closer to Reality

A potential game-changer for producing hydrogen fuel through solar power:

https://scitechdaily.com/caltech-discovery-moves-solar-fuel-production-closer-to-reality/

The Driverless Revolution Isn’t Coming Anytime Soon

A reality check?

https://medium.com/@parismarx/the-driverless-revolution-isnt-coming-anytime-soon-fdf569cd6c6f?mc_cid=68b92f9877&mc_eid=c4215c6c8c

Penn researchers create first optical transistor comparable to an electronic transistor

http://www.kurzweilai.net/penn-researchers-create-first-optical-transistor-comparable-to-an-electronic-transistor

Cancer “Vaccine” That Wipes out Tumors Ready for Human Trial

Hot damn!

https://futurism.com/cancer-vaccine-wipes-out-tumors-ready-human-trial/

New A.I. police car brings us one step closer to Robocop

That doesn't look creepy....

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/new-ai-police-car-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-robocop

MIT Launches Intelligence Quest To Advance Human and Machine Intelligence Research

https://scitechdaily.com/mit-launches-intelligence-quest-to-advance-human-and-machine-intelligence-research/

Enzyme Designed Entirely From Scratch Opens a World of Biological Possibility

Whoa...

https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/31/enzyme-designed-entirely-from-scratch-opens-a-world-of-biological-possibility/

Separating Science Fact From Science Hype: How Far off Is the Singularity?

Views from different futurists:

https://futurism.com/separating-science-fact-science-hype-how-far-off-singularity/

A CRISPR Future: Five Ways Gene Editing Will Transform Our World

https://futurism.com/crispr-genetic-engineering-change-world/

Your New Best Friend: AI Chatbot

The chatbot is growing up. I've long predicted such A.I. will eventually become the best friends (and lovers) of hundreds of millions of people. I don't think it will be long before that happens:

https://futurism.com/ai-chatbot-meaningful-conversation/

After crash, injured motorcyclist accuses robot-driven vehicle of ‘negligent driving’

Damn, as a motorcyclist, I’m on both sides of this case. But getting liability right for autonomous vehicles is critical:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/01/25/after-crash-injured-motorcyclist-accuses-robot-driven-vehicle-of-negligent-driving/

Scientist announces a laser so powerful it can tear empty space

This laser could prove the concept of creating matter from "nothing":

http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/scientists-announce-a-laser-so-powerful-it-can-tear-empty-space

But once again, it's the Chinese leading the way....

Here’s What Life Will Be Like With 3D Printers That Can Create Anything

Hey, fully mature 3D printers (in the form of home nanofactories) were projected to arrive around 2025. Not according to these guys:

https://futurism.com/heres-life-like-3d-printers-can-create-anything/

Graphene Girders Could Double the Life of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries

Yet another promising path:

https://scitechdaily.com/graphene-girders-could-double-the-life-of-rechargeable-lithium-ion-batteries/

New Research Brings Us Closer to Cheap, Transparent, Organic Solar Cells

https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/23/new-research-brings-us-closer-to-cheap-see-through-organic-solar-cells/

What it's like to shop at Amazon Go's futuristic convenience store

http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/is-the-new-amazon-store-a-go

What's most interesting to me about this story is recalling this prophetic ad that nailed it many years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob532iEpqk&feature=youtu.be

Well, except for the receipt part. ;-)

A New Information Engine is Pushing the Boundaries of Thermodynamics

https://futurism.com/information-engine-pushes-thermodynamics/

This Awesome Robot Is the Size of a Penny and Precise Enough to Aid Eye Surgery

https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/22/this-awesome-robot-is-the-size-of-a-penny-and-precise-enough-for-eye-surgery/

Metal-Mesh Breakthrough Could Solve Rechargeable Battery Issues

https://scitechdaily.com/metal-mesh-breakthrough-could-solve-rechargeable-battery-issues/

This solar power plant in Nevada could finally wean humanity off of fossil fuels

http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/the-future-of-solar-power-is-already-here

Our memory comes from an ancient virus, neuroscientists say

Thanks to viruses, we remember the last time we had a virus:

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/our-memory-comes-from-an-ancient-virus-neuroscientists-say

Machines Teaching Each Other Could Be the Biggest Exponential Trend in AI

Yes, it does look like machines improving machines are what will power the singularity:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/21/machines-teaching-each-other-could-be-the-biggest-exponential-trend-in-ai/#sm.0001p9abvhotbf0jwc02kzluw8213

Guaranteed Minimum Agriculture: Why Basic Jobs might fare better than UBI

Perhaps a better alternative to a universal basic income?

https://medium.com/@simon.sarris/guaranteed-minimum-agriculture-f93a5aa38c97

Remote-controlled DNA nanorobots could lead to the first nanorobotic production factory

This could form the basis for “real” nanotechnology. The video here is crude but nevertheless serves as an excellent visual for understanding how a home nanofactory might work:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/remote-controlled-dna-nanorobots-could-lead-to-the-first-nanorobotic-production-factory

New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Component Doubles Capacity

Another potential game changer...if the degrading problem is solved:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-lithium-sulfur-battery-component-doubles-capacity/

The First American CRISPR Trial in Humans Will Target Cancer

I've been looking forward to this happening:

https://futurism.com/first-american-human-crispr-trial-target-cancer/

A Rescue Drone Saved Two Teen Swimmers on Its First Day of Deployment

And one of the promises starts coming to fruition:

https://futurism.com/rescue-drone-saved-two-teen-swimmers-first-day-deployment/

How Fast Is AI Progressing? Stanford’s New Report Card for Artificial Intelligence

Well, it's really hard to figure out how we're progressing on A.I.:

https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/18/how-fast-is-ai-progressing-stanfords-new-report-card-for-artificial-intelligence/

Hybrid Perovskites Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

https://scitechdaily.com/hybrid-perovskites-improve-solar-cell-efficiency/